The Newton Conservators Invasives Team tackles garlic mustard, buckthorn, black swallow-wort, bittersweet, japanese knotweed, and other problems in many of Newton’s open spaces. Come join us! The schedule for this month is listed below (other dates are listed in separate “events” by month). Help keep these invaders out! Wear long pants tucked into socks, closed shoes, and garden gloves. Trash bags will be provided; the City will dispose properly as trash, not as yard waste. Volunteers should complete this online Release Form or they can do it on site.
July is still ok for getting garlic mustard out – easy and fun to pull and great for kids too. Black swallow-wort, a monarch butterfly killer, is in its glory around July, with flowers and pods in production, and we’ll dig and where necessary just pull pods off to avoid further spread.
July 5 Sat 9:30-12 – Hemlock Gorge Black Swallow-wort. Meet at the Ellis St parking lot at corner Quinobequin and Rte 9.
July 6 – Sun 1-3 – Hemlock Gorge Black Swallow-wort. Meet at the Ellis St parking lot at corner Quinobequin and Rte 9.
